bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Klaus Zeitler]

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Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:


The following 3 lines in function face-set-after-frame-default in faces.el
cause emacs to hang at startup (before the initial frame pops up).

	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))


When I evaluate the function below in scratch buffer with
(face-set-after-frame-default-tst (selected-frame))
I get: Wrong type argument: font, unspecified


(defun face-set-after-frame-default-tst (frame &optional parameters)
  "Initialize the frame-local faces of FRAME.
Calculate the face definitions using the face specs, custom theme
settings, X resources, and `face-new-frame-defaults'.
Finally, apply any relevant face attributes found amongst the
frame parameters in PARAMETERS and `default-frame-alist'."
  (dolist (face (nreverse (face-list)))
    (condition-case ()
	(progn
	  ;; Initialize faces from face spec and custom theme.
	  (face-spec-recalc face frame)
	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
	  ;; Apply attributes specified by face-new-frame-defaults
	  (internal-merge-in-global-face face frame))
      ;; Don't let invalid specs prevent frame creation.
      (error nil))))


It's the face 'menu' that causes the error.

As a workaround I've now added a font spec for the menu face to my
Xresources file and the error is gone, e.g.
Emacs.menu.attributeFont: -b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1



In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8, Motif Version 2.1.0)
 of 2008-07-17 on sfsws4
Windowing system distributor `Sun Microsystems, Inc.', version 11.0.6410
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs' '--sharedstatedir=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs/share' '--with-x-toolkit=motif' '--x-includes=/usr/openwin/include:/usr/local/gnu/include:/opt/exp/gnu/include:/opt/exp/include:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/include' '--x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/local/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/lib:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/lib' '--with-pop' 'CC=gcc' 'XMKMF=/usr/openwin/bin/xmkmf''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  desktop-save-mode: t
  url-handler-mode: t
  global-hi-lock-mode: t
  hi-lock-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  msb-mode: t
  minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  minibuffer-indicate-depth-mode: t
  partial-completion-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-decoding-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x C-f . l o g t SPC <backspace> <return> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<backspace> 4 C-x C-s C-x k <return> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <f8> n SPC SPC q <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> SPC SPC <down> SPC <down> SPC 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> q <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> SPC c <help-echo> <select-window> <select-window> 
<select-window> <help-echo> <select-window> <help-echo> 
<select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> 
<down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> SPC SPC <backspace> e q SPC 
SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC C-g q <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> SPC <up> <down> <up> <down> SPC q <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<switch-frame> q <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report> <select-window> 
C-g <f8> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> 2 0 0 0 <return> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> <select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

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bug#571: marked as done (23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces))

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From: Klaus Zeitler <kzeitler@alcatel-lucent.com>
To: emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org
Subject: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:27:05 +0200
Message-ID: <q5gk5fj1lh2.fsf@sfsw51.de.lucent.com>


Please write in English if possible, because the Emacs maintainers
usually do not have translators to read other languages for them.

Your bug report will be posted to the emacs-pretest-bug@gnu.org mailing list.

Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
and the precise symptoms of the bug:


The following 3 lines in function face-set-after-frame-default in faces.el
cause emacs to hang at startup (before the initial frame pops up).

	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))


When I evaluate the function below in scratch buffer with
(face-set-after-frame-default-tst (selected-frame))
I get: Wrong type argument: font, unspecified


(defun face-set-after-frame-default-tst (frame &optional parameters)
  "Initialize the frame-local faces of FRAME.
Calculate the face definitions using the face specs, custom theme
settings, X resources, and `face-new-frame-defaults'.
Finally, apply any relevant face attributes found amongst the
frame parameters in PARAMETERS and `default-frame-alist'."
  (dolist (face (nreverse (face-list)))
    (condition-case ()
	(progn
	  ;; Initialize faces from face spec and custom theme.
	  (face-spec-recalc face frame)
	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
	  ;; x-create-frame.
	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
	  ;; Apply attributes specified by face-new-frame-defaults
	  (internal-merge-in-global-face face frame))
      ;; Don't let invalid specs prevent frame creation.
      (error nil))))


It's the face 'menu' that causes the error.

As a workaround I've now added a font spec for the menu face to my
Xresources file and the error is gone, e.g.
Emacs.menu.attributeFont: -b&h-lucidatypewriter-medium-r-normal-sans-17-*-*-*-*-*-iso8859-1



In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8, Motif Version 2.1.0)
 of 2008-07-17 on sfsws4
Windowing system distributor `Sun Microsystems, Inc.', version 11.0.6410
configured using `configure  '--prefix=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs' '--sharedstatedir=/vol/freeware/SunOS-5.8/emacs/cvs/share' '--with-x-toolkit=motif' '--x-includes=/usr/openwin/include:/usr/local/gnu/include:/opt/exp/gnu/include:/opt/exp/include:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/include' '--x-libraries=/usr/openwin/lib:/usr/local/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/gnu/lib:/opt/exp/lib:/opt/exp/lib/xpm/lib' '--with-pop' 'CC=gcc' 'XMKMF=/usr/openwin/bin/xmkmf''

Important settings:
  value of $LC_ALL: nil
  value of $LC_COLLATE: nil
  value of $LC_CTYPE: nil
  value of $LC_MESSAGES: nil
  value of $LC_MONETARY: nil
  value of $LC_NUMERIC: nil
  value of $LC_TIME: nil
  value of $LANG: C
  value of $XMODIFIERS: nil
  locale-coding-system: nil
  default-enable-multibyte-characters: t

Major mode: Lisp Interaction

Minor modes in effect:
  desktop-save-mode: t
  url-handler-mode: t
  global-hi-lock-mode: t
  hi-lock-mode: t
  auto-image-file-mode: t
  recentf-mode: t
  global-auto-revert-mode: t
  display-time-mode: t
  which-function-mode: t
  msb-mode: t
  minibuffer-electric-default-mode: t
  savehist-mode: t
  minibuffer-indicate-depth-mode: t
  partial-completion-mode: t
  cua-mode: t
  tooltip-mode: t
  tool-bar-mode: t
  mouse-wheel-mode: t
  menu-bar-mode: t
  file-name-shadow-mode: t
  global-font-lock-mode: t
  font-lock-mode: t
  blink-cursor-mode: t
  global-auto-composition-mode: t
  auto-composition-mode: t
  unify-8859-on-decoding-mode: t
  auto-encryption-mode: t
  auto-compression-mode: t
  column-number-mode: t
  line-number-mode: t
  transient-mark-mode: t

Recent input:
C-x C-f . l o g t SPC <backspace> <return> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> <left> 
<backspace> 4 C-x C-s C-x k <return> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <help-echo> <f8> n SPC SPC q <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> SPC SPC <down> SPC <down> SPC 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> q <up> <up> 
<up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> <up> 
<up> SPC c <help-echo> <select-window> <select-window> 
<select-window> <help-echo> <select-window> <help-echo> 
<select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> 
<down-mouse-2> <mouse-2> SPC SPC <backspace> e q SPC 
SPC SPC SPC SPC SPC C-g q <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> <down> 
<down> SPC <up> <down> <up> <down> SPC q <help-echo> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <select-window> 
<switch-frame> q <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> 
<help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report> <select-window> 
C-g <f8> n <switch-frame> <switch-frame> <switch-frame> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> 2 0 0 0 <return> <prior> <next> <next> <next> 
<next> <prior> <prior> <prior> <prior> <down-mouse-2> 
<mouse-2> <select-window> <select-window> <down-mouse-1> 
<mouse-movement> <mouse-movement> <drag-mouse-1> <select-window> 
<help-echo> <switch-frame> <help-echo> <help-echo> 
<menu-bar> <help-menu> <send-emacs-bug-report>

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From: Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com>
To: kzeitler@alcatel-lucent.com
Cc: Glenn Morris <rgm@gnu.org>, 571-done@emacsbugs.donarmstrong.com
Subject: Re: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2008 09:57:25 -0400
Message-ID: <877iaampx6.fsf@cyd.mit.edu>

Klaus Zeitler <kzeitler@alcatel-lucent.com> writes:

>>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
>     Chong> 
>     Chong> I can't figure out why you get the error you do... but does the
>     Chong> following patch at least prevent the crash?
>
> Even better, with your patch emacs starts up without any problems
> (though it might hide a potential bug).
>
> My guess is there's a problem with the font specification.

I don't understand it either.  Since no one else has been able to
reproduce this problem, I guess it's better to install the workaround.

bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Chong Yidong]

> The following 3 lines in function face-set-after-frame-default in faces.el
> cause emacs to hang at startup (before the initial frame pops up).
>
> 	  ;; X resouces for the default face are applied during
> 	  ;; x-create-frame.
> 	  (and (not (eq face 'default))
> 	       (memq (window-system frame) '(x w32 mac)) 	 
> 	       (make-face-x-resource-internal face frame))
>
> When I evaluate the function below in scratch buffer with
> (face-set-after-frame-default-tst (selected-frame))
> I get: Wrong type argument: font, unspecified
>
> In GNU Emacs 23.0.60.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.8, Motif Version 2.1.0)
> of 2008-07-17 on sfsws4

I can't reproduce this on (sparc-sun-solaris2.10, X toolkit) or
(sparc-sun-solaris2.10, Motif Version 2.1.0).

Could this be a sparc-sun-solaris2.8 bug?  I don't have access to such a
machine for building Emacs.  Glenn, do you?

Klaus, one thing to diagnose this problem is to run Emacs under gdb, set
a breakpoint at `error', and get a backtrace.  Could you do that, and
see where in the code this error arises?

bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Glenn Morris]

Chong Yidong wrote:

> Could this be a sparc-sun-solaris2.8 bug?  I don't have access to such a
> machine for building Emacs.  Glenn, do you?

Can't reproduce any problem with "sparc-sun-solaris2.8, Motif Version 2.1.0",
with or without an Xdefaults file.

bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Klaus Zeitler]

>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
    Chong> 
    Chong> Klaus, one thing to diagnose this problem is to run Emacs under
    Chong> gdb, set a breakpoint at `error', and get a backtrace. Could you
    Chong> do that, and see where in the code this error arises?

I'll try to find some time next week.

Klaus

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bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Klaus Zeitler]

>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
    Chong> 
    Chong> Klaus, one thing to diagnose this problem is to run Emacs under
    Chong> gdb, set a breakpoint at `error', and get a backtrace.  Could you
    Chong> do that, and see where in the code this error arises?

Breakpoint 3, error (
    m=0x1cf388 "Attempt to delete the sole visible or iconified frame",
    a1=0xca7d9d "\312}\245", a2=0x36a400 "",
    a3=0x36e400 '\377' <repeats 200 times>...)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:2024
(gdb) bt
#0  error (
    m=0x1cf388 "Attempt to delete the sole visible or iconified frame",
    a1=0xca7d9d "\312}\245", a2=0x36a400 "",
    a3=0x36e400 '\377' <repeats 200 times>...)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:2024
#1  0x00056988 in Fdelete_frame (frame=4134404, force=3688449)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/frame.c:1393
#2  0x00167a9c in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0x391a29)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3045
#3  0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=3742249, vector=2327176, maxdepth=16)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#4  0x00166f14 in Feval (form=3)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:2379
#5  0x0016415c in Fprogn (args=2327125)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:449
#6  0x001685d0 in unbind_to (count=32, value=3688449)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3397
#7  0x00165638 in unwind_to_catch (catch=0xffbee310, value=3607552)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1292
#8  0x00165ff0 in Fsignal (error_symbol=3752201, data=13270429)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1725
#9  0x0016603c in xsignal (error_symbol=3752201, data=13270429)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1750
#10 0x00166098 in xsignal2 (error_symbol=3752201, arg1=3752201, arg2=13270429)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1774
#11 0x00152854 in wrong_type_argument (predicate=3916969, value=3724841)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/data.c:111
#12 0x0017b190 in Ffont_xlfd_name (font=3724841, fold_wildcards=3688449)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/font.c:4115
#13 0x000c8bf4 in x_update_menu_appearance (f=0x3f1600)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/xfaces.c:3743
#14 0x000cba24 in realize_basic_faces (f=0x3f1600)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/xfaces.c:5553
#15 0x000c4b98 in recompute_basic_faces (f=0x3f1600)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/xfaces.c:916
#16 0x00060704 in init_iterator (it=0xffbed038, w=0x3f1a00, charpos=1,
    bytepos=1, row=0x0, base_face_id=DEFAULT_FACE_ID)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/xdisp.c:2597
#17 0x00069aac in resize_mini_window (w=0x3f1a00, exact_p=1)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/xdisp.c:8729
#18 0x000554b0 in do_switch_frame (frame=3828228, track=1, for_deletion=0)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/frame.c:868
#19 0x00167a80 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0x3c0c01)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3042
#20 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=3935233, vector=2799072, maxdepth=16)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#21 0x00166f14 in Feval (form=3)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:2379
#22 0x0016415c in Fprogn (args=2799021)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:449
#23 0x001685d0 in unbind_to (count=272, value=3688449)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3397
#24 0x0019b854 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=3688449, vector=2798800, maxdepth=48)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:700
#25 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2798740, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xffbed9b4)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#26 0x00167968 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xc5e079)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3099
#27 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=12968057, vector=2326936, maxdepth=40)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#28 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2326868, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xffbedb5c)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#29 0x00167968 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xc5e019)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3099
#30 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=12967961, vector=2609104, maxdepth=48)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#31 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2609036, nargs=1, arg_vector=0xffbedd04)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#32 0x00167968 in Ffuncall (nargs=1, args=0xcd1139)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3099
#33 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=13439289, vector=2606088, maxdepth=48)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#34 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2606036, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xffbedeac)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#35 0x00167968 in Ffuncall (nargs=0, args=0xc88431)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3099
#36 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=13141041, vector=2363072, maxdepth=56)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#37 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2363028, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xffbee05c)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#38 0x00167968 in Ffuncall (nargs=0, args=0xc7f509)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3099
#39 0x0019b7e4 in Fbyte_code (bytestr=13104393, vector=2359808, maxdepth=48)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/bytecode.c:678
#40 0x00167e7c in funcall_lambda (fun=2359764, nargs=0, arg_vector=0xffbee170)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3229
#41 0x00167d2c in apply_lambda (fun=2359764, args=3688449, eval_flag=3630080)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:3153
#42 0x00166d38 in Feval (form=4350317)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:2433
#43 0x00165ad0 in internal_condition_case (bfun=0xfbe9c <top_level_2>,
    handlers=3752153, hfun=0xfbb0c <cmd_error>)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1511
#44 0x000fbeec in top_level_1 ()
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1355
#45 0x00165584 in internal_catch (tag=3748225, func=0xfbeb4 <top_level_1>,
    arg=3688449) at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/eval.c:1247
#46 0x000fbe00 in command_loop ()
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1310
#47 0x000fb6e4 in recursive_edit_1 ()
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/keyboard.c:942
#48 0x000fb868 in Frecursive_edit ()
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/keyboard.c:1004
#49 0x000fa5e0 in main (argc=0, argv=0xffbee77c)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/emacs.c:1689

Lisp Backtrace:
"delete-frame" (0xffbec624)
"byte-code" (0xffbec6c8)
"select-frame" (0xffbed56c)
"byte-code" (0xffbed610)
"tool-bar-setup" (0xffbed9b4)
"x-create-frame-with-faces" (0xffbedb5c)
"make-frame" (0xffbedd04)
"frame-initialize" (0xffbedeac)
"command-line" (0xffbee05c)
"normal-top-level" (0xffbee170)


So I think the problem is the CHECK_FONT in 

DEFUN ("font-xlfd-name", Ffont_xlfd_name, Sfont_xlfd_name, 1, 2, 0,
       doc: /*  Return XLFD name of FONT.
FONT is a font-spec, font-entity, or font-object.
If the name is too long for XLFD (maximum 255 chars), return nil.
If the 2nd optional arg FOLD-WILDCARDS is non-nil,
the consecutive wildcards are folded to one.  */)
     (font, fold_wildcards)
     Lisp_Object font, fold_wildcards;
{
  char name[256];
  int pixel_size = 0;

  CHECK_FONT (font);
...



(gdb) up
#12 0x0017b190 in Ffont_xlfd_name (font=3724841, fold_wildcards=3688449)
    at /vol/freeware/cvs/emacs/head/emacs/src/font.c:4115
(gdb) p font
$7 = 3724841
(gdb) pr
unspecified


Maybe this already helps. If not I need a few hints how to proceed.
font-xlfd-name seems to be a new function.

Klaus

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bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Chong Yidong]

I can't figure out why you get the error you do... but does the
following patch at least prevent the crash?

*** trunk/src/xfaces.c.~1.412.~	2008-08-15 17:31:53.000000000 -0400
--- trunk/src/xfaces.c	2008-08-19 18:07:07.000000000 -0400
***************
*** 3733,3738 ****
--- 3733,3739 ----
  	}
  
        if (face->font
+ 	  && FONTP (LFACE_FONT (lface))
  	  && (!UNSPECIFIEDP (LFACE_FAMILY (lface))
  	      || !UNSPECIFIEDP (LFACE_FOUNDRY (lface))
  	      || !UNSPECIFIEDP (LFACE_SWIDTH (lface))

bug#571: 23.0.60; Solaris 5.8 version hangs (X resources for faces)

[Klaus Zeitler]

>>>>> "Chong" == Chong Yidong <cyd@stupidchicken.com> writes:
    Chong> 
    Chong> I can't figure out why you get the error you do... but does the
    Chong> following patch at least prevent the crash?

Even better, with your patch emacs starts up without any problems
(though it might hide a potential bug).
I tried to examine the Lisp_Object lface and I thought I could do this
with "p lface" and then "pr", but all I get from the pr command is
'unspecified'.

My guess is there's a problem with the font specification.

If you want me to investigate further, please give me a few hints.

Klaus


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